Levelling up and the Northern Powerhouse
Productivity Puzzles Season 1, Episode 4 was released on Wednesday, 23 June 2021
In this episode, host Professor Bart van Ark talks to Lord Jim O’Neill, Dame Nancy Rothwell & Professor Philip McCann about raising productivity in the Northern Powerhouse, a powerful concept introduced more than five years ago with the aim to rebuild a competitive economy in northern England. Our guests have been there from the start and discuss what it’s delivered so far, its challenges, future directions and how it contributes to the government’s levelling-up agenda.
For more information
- The Northern Powerhouse and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership
- Download a transcript of the recording
